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>> persistence of the defense attorneys. it is unfortunate that the defense attorneys no matter what case it is, they are not bound by the law to tell the truth. the attorneys going at it with that. claiming kelly had a meth habit and damaged the heart. that was not proven. a number of drug tests showed that kelly never tested positive for any type of illegal substance. they got the story and stuck with it and the prosecution didn't rebut it. also character witnesses, the defense brought in character witnesses against kelly to tear him down. tl prosecution had fantastic supportive witnesses for kelly and never brought them in. >> we appreciate you joining us again. >> thank you. >> are police officers trained to deal with those that are mentally ill. barry, you have heard kelly thomas's father and you have seen the cases involving the mentally ill and police officers and what does it come down to, does the jury identify and understand what the law enforcement is trying to deal with? >> at of people on juries are not going to
>> persistence of the defense attorneys. it is unfortunate that the defense attorneys no matter what case it is, they are not bound by the law to tell the truth. the attorneys going at it with that. claiming kelly had a meth habit and damaged the heart. that was not proven. a number of drug tests showed that kelly never tested positive for any type of illegal substance. they got the story and stuck with it and the prosecution didn't rebut it. also character witnesses, the defense brought...
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they brought in defense again kelly to tear him down, and the prosecution had supportive witnesses for kelly and didn't bring him. >>> rob thomas' father, thank you. >> are police officers trained to deal with those who are mentally ill? you heard kelly thomas' father. and you heard where he's at and you heard many cases involving the mentally ill and law enforcement in conflict swayings, and what do you think it comes to? when the jury sees this, is it law enforcement that they're trying to deal with? >> a lot of people or juries don't want to question what the police do. they don't understand police work, and they don't understand the responsibilities of police officers in these cases. >> but they want to stay home with the folks on the street. >> exactly, when you see a shaggy homeless person on the street, do you go up and talk to them? no, you walk the other way. most of us do. most don't want anything to do with these people because we fear that they might be dangerous and they might do something that we don't expect. and so people who are not trained to deal with the mentally il
they brought in defense again kelly to tear him down, and the prosecution had supportive witnesses for kelly and didn't bring him. >>> rob thomas' father, thank you. >> are police officers trained to deal with those who are mentally ill? you heard kelly thomas' father. and you heard where he's at and you heard many cases involving the mentally ill and law enforcement in conflict swayings, and what do you think it comes to? when the jury sees this, is it law enforcement that...
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ward is a members of the home school legal defense association, a conservative christian organization with a powerful lobbying arm that fought and won this deregulating environment. is it appropriate? >> it's a parental right to say, "this is how i want my child to be educated." you don't have a right to say how that should be done, because i'm the perpt. >> there's a big gap between the home-school ideal and the reality, for many. no regulations means parents don't have to register their home schooled children. it's up to the parents to make sure kids are getting an education. here at the gated housing process we are told that there are dozens of kids, as many as 100 or more of all ages who aren't in school, and weren't getting any education at home either. there's no way to know, because no one is keeping records. last year is quadruple murder prompted an investigation not just of the killings, but conditions. authorities were surprised to find children unsupervised and uneducated. we are concerned for the children. it could be a recipe for delling wednesdayy. we hear stories of kid
ward is a members of the home school legal defense association, a conservative christian organization with a powerful lobbying arm that fought and won this deregulating environment. is it appropriate? >> it's a parental right to say, "this is how i want my child to be educated." you don't have a right to say how that should be done, because i'm the perpt. >> there's a big gap between the home-school ideal and the reality, for many. no regulations means parents don't have...
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. >> there may be people who would say, how much cruelty is defensible? >> well, i understand those -- that, and i'm sympathetic tot people who feel that way. you know but the fact of the matter is that we have a constitution, we rule unit the rule of law and the eighth amendment is there for a reason. if we are going to carry out execution necessary a civilized society we need to do so in a manner that comports with the eighth amendment. >> previous execution, used firing squad, hanging and the electric chair those are methods that went away in favor of using these drug protocols. >> yeah, absolutely. but that doesn't negate the fact that we is had use a manner that is constitutional and humane. >> this is a new version and it does have to do with the use of a new protocol because the drug suppliers were not doing so for various reasons but they're not providing them to the states that do want to carry out executions. i mean what is the solution for the state? >> well, i think that, you know, we've seen a number of states go in different directions. what
. >> there may be people who would say, how much cruelty is defensible? >> well, i understand those -- that, and i'm sympathetic tot people who feel that way. you know but the fact of the matter is that we have a constitution, we rule unit the rule of law and the eighth amendment is there for a reason. if we are going to carry out execution necessary a civilized society we need to do so in a manner that comports with the eighth amendment. >> previous execution, used firing...
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what many call the great pacific garbage patch where trash all shapes and size is his particularly defense throughout the water column. close to 90% of that garbage is plastic. it definitely makes for annually day at the beach. but that's not mark manual's only motivation. >> the main reason why the project actually started was to try to minimize the potential impacts of entanglement for our endangers hawaiian mon seal and sea turtles. >> they eat plastic bags and play i go thinking it's food it gets lodged in their intestines or far worst with be chemicals leaving out of the plastic that would kill them. >> reporter: jeff works with animals, affected by plastic at hawaii's sea life park. >> if we don't do something, and we can't treat our environment better with more respect, it's going have a significant impact and maybe this guy is going to be gone. >> reporter: this plastic problem isn't always evident, at first glance, this beautiful hawaiian beach may appear untouched. until you dig in, and take a closer look, sift the sand and you find endless tiny pieces of plastic from who knows w
what many call the great pacific garbage patch where trash all shapes and size is his particularly defense throughout the water column. close to 90% of that garbage is plastic. it definitely makes for annually day at the beach. but that's not mark manual's only motivation. >> the main reason why the project actually started was to try to minimize the potential impacts of entanglement for our endangers hawaiian mon seal and sea turtles. >> they eat plastic bags and play i go thinking...
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how much cruelty is defensible? that -- that -- and i'm sympathetic to the people who feel that way. but the fact of the matter is. we have a constitution. the 8th amendment is there for a reason, and if we are going to carry out executions in a civilized society we need to comport with the requirements of the 8th amendment. >> and that has to do too with previous executions methods that were useded. those were methods that went away in favor of using these drug protocols. >> absolutely. but that doesn't negate the fact that we need to do these things in aen maker that is constitutional and humane. >> and the drugs in this case -- this is a new version -- and it does have to do with the use of a new protocol, because the drug suppliers were not doing so for various reasons, but they are not providing them to these states that do want to carry out executions. i mean, what is the solution for the state? >> well, i think that -- you know, we have seen a number of states go in different directions. from we have seen fro
how much cruelty is defensible? that -- that -- and i'm sympathetic to the people who feel that way. but the fact of the matter is. we have a constitution. the 8th amendment is there for a reason, and if we are going to carry out executions in a civilized society we need to comport with the requirements of the 8th amendment. >> and that has to do too with previous executions methods that were useded. those were methods that went away in favor of using these drug protocols. >>...